Canada! Canada People!

[Ti-Phil]

Since it's so far from the Equator, Canada's weather is quite extreme. This means the winters are very cold, and the summers are very hot. For example, in the dead of winter, -15 (Celsius) is not uncommon (often -25-30 with the "wind chill"), and in the summer, the temperature is often in the low 30s (and there's always a few days each summer where the humidex exceeds 40).

This is Toronto weather, but I believe Montreal is pretty close to the same, usually just a couple degrees colder.

That has more to do with the continental climate than distance to the equator. You'll notice that Canada stretches further south than Germany, but a white Christmas is a rare occurrence on the North Sea and Baltic coasts due to the Gulf Stream.

The first colony that the British tried to install in North America was placed at a latitude equal to that of England because they figured that the climate would be similar. It did not survive the winter.

Luckily the french allied with the local amerindians who helped them to survive (hooray for pine sap brew!). Heck, they even learned how to fight wars in the area from them (guerilla style, not all in row and turn by turn style.)

[Phact0rri]

Luckily the french allied with the local amerindians who helped them to survive (hooray for pine sap brew!). Heck, they even learned how to fight wars in the area from them (guerilla style, not all in row and turn by turn style.)

Everyone used the First People to survive.

[Rkolter]

Luckily the french allied with the local amerindians who helped them to survive (hooray for pine sap brew!). Heck, they even learned how to fight wars in the area from them (guerilla style, not all in row and turn by turn style.)

Everyone used the First People to survive.

That's ok. The First People systematically killed off all our really cool giant fauna in North America. So really, it was karma. I could have owned a whole colony of attack badgers ten feet tall, were it not for Native Americans.

[Mo]

Ahaha! Today I got a callback about the job, which means I passed the initial test.

...Only I didn't hear my phone ringing and they tried calling me FOUR TIMES this evening and I missed them all. *headdesk*

[MixedMyth]

on the plus side, trying to call you four times means they're really, really interested in you!

[Mo]

on the plus side, trying to call you four times means they're really, really interested in you!

...or were interested in me, what if they never try calling me again?

[MixedMyth]

... try returning the call? It'll show initiative!

[Mo]

... try returning the call? It'll show initiative!

Maybe I'll do that, but I'm afraid that a French speaking person will pick up the phone and then I'll be lost and confused...

[Ekolter]

... try returning the call? It'll show initiative!

Maybe I'll do that, but I'm afraid that a French speaking person will pick up the phone and then I'll be lost and confused...

Seriously call back and they'll figure out what you need. I got interviews by just calling back. Now I need just to get an actual job.

[Killbert-Robby]

... try returning the call? It'll show initiative!

Maybe I'll do that, but I'm afraid that a French speaking person will pick up the phone and then I'll be lost and confused...

"Bonjour?"
"ENGLISH motherfucker, DO, YOU, SPEAK, IT"

[Phact0rri]

That's ok. The First People systematically killed off all our really cool giant fauna in North America. So really, it was karma. I could have owned a whole colony of attack badgers ten feet tall, were it not for Native Americans.

archaeologists have found out out that those attack badgers were actually primitive war droids engineered by Mayans.

[MixedMyth]

That's ok. The First People systematically killed off all our really cool giant fauna in North America. So really, it was karma. I could have owned a whole colony of attack badgers ten feet tall, were it not for Native Americans.

archaeologists have found out out that those attack badgers were actually primitive war droids engineered by Mayans.

Do the Mayans know this? And if so, do they still have the schematics? Because I totally want a mechanized attack badger now.

[Phact0rri]

Do the Mayans know this? And if so, do they still have the schematics? Because I totally want a mechanized attack badger now.

I... have...said...to...much.

[Kisai]

Thank you for all the information so far.

I just came up with another question: What is the climate like in that area? I have of course heard about cold winters in Canada, but does it get hot in the summer? And just HOW cold are the winters?

Since it's so far from the Equator, Canada's weather is quite extreme. This means the winters are very cold, and the summers are very hot. For example, in the dead of winter, -15 (Celsius) is not uncommon (often -25-30 with the "wind chill"), and in the summer, the temperature is often in the low 30s (and there's always a few days each summer where the humidex exceeds 40).

This is Toronto weather, but I believe Montreal is pretty close to the same, usually just a couple degrees colder.

Nah, you have Eastern canada weather which is described as above
Western Canada weather which is much dryer in the winter, but less temperature extremes.
Then you have Vancouver and Victoria which rarely get snow, and when they do it lasts for a few days. They do however get a lot of rain.

Atlantic canada gets some very extreme winter weather.
http://www.trailcanada.com/canada/weather/

[Mo]

going to call them in half an hour unless they call me first, I'm so nervous I think I might freak out!

[McDuffies]

Just imagine you're calling to ask a guy on a date.

[Mo]

Just imagine you're calling to ask a guy on a date.

good thing I didn't do that, because it was a woman picking up the phone and that would have confused me sexually.

But I WAS supposed to talk to a guy, only he wasn't at work today, so he will call me back.

Seems they are interested, if the phone interview goes well I might end up going there for 6 months... CG meet-up in Montréal anyone?

[Killbert-Robby]

I think we should all just go to Keon's house and invite everyone in the forums.

[K-Dawg]

Youuuu!

[Killbert-Robby]

I figured that's how things were done